Many critics lampooned SPECTRE for borrowing the "Blofeld is Bond's brother" subplot from Austin Powers.

SPECTRE set a new UK boxoffice record, after earning $63.8 million pounds in its first seven days of release. This surpassed the previous record, held by Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

During the press tour for SPECTRE, Daniel Craig famously stated, "I would rather slit my wrists than appear in another sequel." He later went back on that statement, claiming that he was under large amounts of stress promoting the film.

During the finale, Bond sees a memorial wall for MI6 agents bearing the legend 'In Memory of Those Who Died in the Service of their Country'. The names on that wall are actually members of SPECTRE's crew.

At 51 years of age, Monica Bellucci was the oldest ever actress to play a leading Bond Girl role. The record was previously held by Honor Blackman, who was 38 in Goldfinger.

Despite Skyfall being shot entirely in digital, and rumors that Bond movies would be shot digitally from then on, SPECTRE was be shot on 35mm film.

An estimated $36 million worth of cars were destroyed filming SPECTRE.

SPECTRE was been awarded a Guinness World Records title for the Largest Film Stunt Explosion. The destruction of Blofeld's lair was filmed in Erfoud, Morocco and used 8418 litres of fuel and 33kg of explosives.